Thursday, November 13, 2025

Quote of the Day (Nick Foulkes, on His ‘Idiosyncratic’ Handwriting)

›
“I wonder what psychological torment, latent criminality or sociopathic markers a graphologist might identify from examining my writing. The...
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Song Lyric of the Day (Patty Griffin, on ‘The Love You Leave’)

›
“The love you leave on earth goes round forever.”—American singer-songwriter Patty Griffin and David Pulkingham, “A Word,” from Griffin’s CD...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Movie Quote of the Day (‘The Bridges at Toko-Ri,’ on ‘The Sacrifices of a Few’ in War)

›
[ A WWII veteran, Lt. Harry Brubaker, has been drafted back into service in the Korean War as a Naval Reserve pilot, and asked to undertake ...
Monday, November 10, 2025

This Day in Theater History (Odets Makes Last Broadway Splash in ‘The Country Girl’)

›
Nov. 10, 1950—Playwright Clifford Odets —onetime hope of the American theater, more recently scorned as a Hollywood sellout—landed his last ...

Quote of the Day (Peter De Vries, on Changing Standards for Immorality)

›
“The standards for immorality are getting progressively steeper, for life and art both. A hundred years ago Hester Prynne of The Scarlet Let...
Sunday, November 9, 2025

Quote of the Day (Richard Wright, on ‘Lack of Self-Realization’)

›
“Remember that men can starve from a lack of self-realization as much as they can from a lack of bread! And they can murder for it, too! Did...

Spiritual Quote of the Day (Ertharin Cousin, on ‘Obstacles in the Way of Our Faith and Our Future’)

›
“I believe that we have a God who takes care of all of us. But I also believe man can put obstacles in the way of our faith and our future. ...